Quotes About Refinement

A high degree of refinement, however, does not seem to subdue our wicked propensities so much after all; and were civilization itself to be estimated by some of its results, it would seem perhaps better for what we call the barbarous part of the world to remain unchanged.

and every one knows that in most people's estimation, to do anything coolly is to do it genteelly.

Stick to the classics, and you can't ever go wrong. I see old ladies on the street who have fabulous style and realize it's because they are probably wearing really classic items that they've had for years and years. I think if you find something that suits you, you should just stick to it.

And yes, I am fond of beauty, be it clothes, jewelry or just life. It has to be the best.

Yes, I am a lingerie model, but I have class.

I never stop making sure that what I say is the best of what could be said about a particular thing. It's a constant evolution. If I planted a tree one way yesterday, and somebody tells me of a better way to plant a tree, I think, 'You know, they're right, that's better.' Then I change my way to accommodate the new way of planting trees.

Myself, I always tell people that if you're not getting better you're only getting worse, and every day I try and be better than yesterday.

If New York is a wise guy, Paris a coquette, Rome a gigolo and Berlin a wicked uncle, then London is an old lady who mutters and has the second sight. She is slightly deaf, and doesn't suffer fools gladly.

In New York, you are competing with Times Square lights and all of that, so you've got to be 300 pounds and crazy to get anyone's attention. Then, you can refine yourself. I always knew under those 300 pounds and tracksuits was a refined, slim, dignified man.

The beauty of what Apple does at Apple is that they're not on trend; they are classic.

Ralph Lauren... Ralph is somebody that doesn't change with trends and has just kept it up and gotten better and better. That's what we aspire to, without getting boring.

I'm not into trends, but more enduring classics and styles.

Men... are bettered and improved by trial, and refined out of broken hopes and blighted expectations.

There's just so much out there and so much inspiration... I just want to be tasteful.

Edit until your fingers bleed, then take a few deep breaths and edit some more...

you could have cut a cube of her tone and dropped it in a glass of scotch to bring it down to exactly the right temperature. A little below, actually.

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

I don't find perfection especially interesting. Art is not all about refinement and formal accomplishment. It is about passion and imagination and courage and these things that I didn't understand when I was kid being taught the rules. I realized that a novel could be. . .art could be. . . what I wanted to make it if I could pull it off.

You are a reflection of nature. You should always be upgrading, refining, and improving."

Good code is its own best documentation. As you're about to add a comment, ask yourself, "How can I improve the code so that this comment isn't needed?"

The big optimizations come from refining the high-level design, not the individual routines.

Good code is its own best documentation. As you're about to add a comment, ask yourself, 'How can I improve the code so that this comment isn't needed?' Improve the code and then document it to make it even clearer.

Your job is to find better ideas, mine is to cut holes in the ones you have, and you've already done that pretty well.

Men are like wine, some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. —Pope John XXIII